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Greensboro

Celebrating New Flames and Saying Goodbye to Old Habits

July 17, 2015 by ReeseRyan

Happy Friday!

Authors Reese Ryan and Cheris Hodges
Me and fellow Hot M.A.M.A. Cheris Hodges.

Hope the week has been good to you. Mine has been busy, with lots of unexpected monkey wrenches thrown into the works (like leaking radiators). But we’re making it work and finding a way to keep on smiling, despite what’s going on around me. Learning to stay positive even when the walls seem to be falling down around me is a trick I learned a few years ago. So much better than the woe-is-me approach, don’t you think?

I’m also feeling pretty good because today was the 28th day of my 30-day Yoga Challenge. I’m still on board and going strong. Loving it more each day. I’m feeling pretty good about making #YogaEveryDamnDay a habit and saying sayonara to the stop-and-start workout routine I normally follow. Healthy living here I come!

And I’m still on a high from my official initiation into the Hot M.A.M.A.s as a New Flame along with author Di Topaz. The ceremony happened during the Fly Hat Society Meet & Greet at the Greensboro Central Library this past Saturday. (Check out a few of the pictures below.) It was fantastic meeting new readers and the Hot M.A.M.A.s, the majority of whom I hadn’t met in person. The event was barely over before I was already excited for our next event in 2016. Stay tuned for news on where that will be and how you can be part of it by joining my VIP Reader mailing list here.

Speaking of my VIP Readers, it was great to welcome new readers onto the list who signed up at the Hot M.A.M.A event. I held a drawing for a cool journal and a bracelet and earring set. Reader Kay E. was the winner, pictured below in her absolutely fabulous fly hat.

If you weren’t able to join us at the live event, no worries. You can still enter to win a similar journal and a different handcrafted bracelet and earring set. Just join the list and complete the form below. For additional daily entries, be sure to share the love by spreading the news of the contest.

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Good luck!

Reese Ryan. Colorful characters. Sinfully sweet romance.

Me before the event
L-R: Denise Jeffries, Bridget Midway, Yvette Hines, Loretta R. Walls, Iris Bolling, Di Topaz
The yummy cake
Hot MAMA Certificate of Welcome
My official certificate of welcome to the Hot MAMAs as a new flame.
Reese Ryan VIP Reader Contest Winner Kay E.
Fly Hat Contest Winner Michelle GF
Sinfully Sweet Handmade Jewelry giveaway.
Butterfly Kisses set went to Fly Hat Contest winner Michelle. Turquoise Heart set went to Reese Ryan VIP Reader winner Kay.
Hot M.A.M.A. Fly Hat Society Meet & Greet on July 11, 2015 in Greensboro, NC
Hot M.A.M.A. Fly Hat Society Meet & Greet on July 11, 2015 in Greensboro, NC

Filed Under: #WeNeedDiverseBooks, #WeNeedDiverseRomance, All Posts, Author Events, Diversity, Giveaways, Hot M.A.M.A.Land, News, Reader Events, Share the Journey Tagged With: #FlyHatEvent, #Giveaways, Fly Hat Society Luncheon, Greensboro, Hot M.A.M.A. Land, Reader Contests, Reader Event, Reese Ryan

Book Clubs United Breast Cancer Fundraiser

September 27, 2013 by ReeseRyan

Please join us as the Sistahs of Urban Literature Book Club, Sistahs of the Red Tent Book Club and the Round Table Readers Literary Book Club host a “Pink Literary Affair” with some extraordinary authors to benefit one of our book club sisters who is currently fighting the breast cancer battle.

Book Clubs United for Breast Cancer Fundraiser -- Greensboro, NC October 5, 2013Our book club sister has a wonderful loving spirit and a funny personality which brings so much joy to anyone who has conversed with her.  Our hope is to raise enough funds to help relieve any financial stress; so she will be able to dedicate her time to healing and spending quality time with her family.

Authors in attendance:

  • K L Brady
  • Altonya Washington
  • Shawn Black
  • Deborah Mello
  • Suzetta Perkins
  • Cassandra Baker-Durham
  • China Ball
  • Reese Ryan
  • Author A. T. Hicks

Books  will be available for purchase

*Authors list subject to change

The luncheon will be a book club social in which you will be able to ask the authors any questions, network and fellowship with readers. Our honored book club sister will be at the event.  Come by to show her some love.

There are two ways you can participate is this event!

Option 1:  Donation of any given amount.

Option 2:  Book Clubs for Breast Cancer Entry:  $5 donation to attend event with the authors * Please note that you will be responsible for your own meal.  

Option 3:  Pay at the door option has now been added.  $5.  * Please note that you will be responsible for your meal.  

We will have raffles and door prizes.  Spread the word.

Doors open at 1:15pm

Thank you to everyone in advance!  Don’t forget to wear your pink.

Tagged With: author events, Book Clubs United, breast cancer fundraiser, Greensboro, NC, Urban Lit

News: A Hauntingly Sexy Meet and Greet & Book Clubs United

September 27, 2013 by ReeseRyan

The final quarter of 2013 is quickly approaching, and for me, it’ll be a busy one.

Hauntingly Sexy Meet and Greet -- Fayetteville, NC October 19, 2013I’ll be participating in my first two author events. The first is the Book Clubs United for Breast Cancer Fundraiser in Greensboro, North Carolina at the New Orleans Bar & Grill Restaurant on Saturday, October 5th from 1:30 to 5PM. The second is A Hauntingly Sexy Meet and Greet at Doubletree Fayetteville in Fayetteville, NC on October 19th from 7-10PM. It’s a perfect opportunity to get to know favorite authors and to discover new ones. So come out and join us!

In between those two events I’ll be attending a workshop hosted by my local Heart of Carolina RWA Chapter, and led by the brilliant Bob Mayer. So if you’d like to learn more about Outlining, Plot, Conflict, and Writing Scenes: The Events of Your Story or E-Pub, Self-Pub, Marketing & Selling the Book and Future of Publishing for Writers, I invite you to join us on October 12th at the Embassy Suites in Cary, NC from 9AM – 5PM.

The invitations and featured authors for both author events, and the flyer and registration info for the workshop are listed below.

What’s going on in your world?

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Book Clubs United for Breast Cancer Fundraiser — Greensboro, NC — October 5th

Please join us as the Sistahs of Urban Literature Book Club, Sistahs of the Red Tent Book Club and the Round Table Readers Literary Book Club host a “Pink Literary Affair” with some extraordinary authors to benefit one of our book club sisters who is currently fighting the breast cancer battle.

Our book club sister has a wonderful loving spirit and a funny personality which brings so much joy to anyone who has conversed with her.  Our hope is to raise enough funds to help relieve any financial stress; so she will be able to dedicate her time to healing and spending quality time with her family.

Authors in attendance:

  • K L BradyBook Clubs United for Breast Cancer Fundraiser -- Greensboro, NC October 5, 2013
  • Altonya Washington
  • Shawn Black
  • Deborah Mello
  • Suzetta Perkins
  • Cassandra Baker-Durham
  • China Ball
  • Reese Ryan
  • Author A. T. Hicks

Books  will be available for purchase
*Authors list subject to change

The luncheon will be a book club social in which you will be able to ask the authors any questions, network and fellowship with readers. Our honored book club sister will be at the event.  Come by to show her some love.

There are two ways you can participate is this event!
Option 1:  Donation of any given amount.
Option 2:  Book Clubs for Breast Cancer Entry:  $5 donation to attend event with the authors * Please note that you will be responsible for your own meal.
Option 3:  Pay at the door option has now been added.  $5.  * Please note that you will be responsible for your meal.

We will have raffles and door prizes.  Spread the word.

Doors open at 1:15pm

Thank you to everyone in advance!  Don’t forget to wear your pink.

Register here today.

A Hauntingly Sexy Meet and Greet — Fayetteville, NC — October 19th

It’s fall- leaves are falling, and Halloween is just around the corner. Come on out and enjoy great food, get to know other readers in the area, and meet some of your favorite authors! This event is free, but readers MUST register in advance.

Attending authors are:

  • Kianna Alexander
  • RaeLynn Blue
  • Cheris Hodges
  • Serenity King
  • Erosa Knowles
  • Jayla Leigh
  • Suzetta Perkins
  • Di Topaz
  • Pepper Pace
  • Reese Ryan

Reserve your space here today!

Bob Mayer Workshop Hosted by Heart of Carolina — Raleigh, NC on October 12th

Bob Mayer October 2013 Workshop in Raleigh, NC

Filed Under: Author Events, News Tagged With: A Hauntingly Sexy Meet and Greet, Bob Mayer, Book Clubs Unite Breast Cancer Fundraiser, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Heart of Carolina, Raleigh, Reese Ryan

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